Severe storms lash Indiana Illinois with tornado risk and floods
A powerful storm line swept through central Illinois and southern Indiana, spawning tornadoes near Shumway and Springfield. Widespread damage followed including wrecked homes, flooded roads and basements, and 4 100 telephones out in Louisville. A state worker died clearing fallen trees near Clay Center. Lightning felled a golf course player near Jerseyville.
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Louisville
Terre Haute
Michigan
Iline
Indiana
Ken
Lake Michigan
Chicago
Shumway
Springfield
Ind
Clay Center
Illinois
Jerseyville
Danville
London
Peoria
East Peoria
Creve Coeur
Caterpillar Tractor Co
Ao County
Tlinois
Mattoon
Effingham
Sigel
Manon
Bloomington
Borden
Ernie Pyle
Indiana University
Indiana Daily Student
Sellersburg
Kennedy Edges Toward Democratic Nomination With 87 NY Votes
Kennedy clinched at least 87 of New York's 114 delegate votes and held 484 total pledged votes toward the 761 needed for nomination. Wisconsin and New Jersey chatter hinted at additional support, while Republicans report Eisenhower's plan to respond to critics and Thruston Morton signaled willingness to accept the vice presidency if offered.
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Associated Press
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
New York
Los Angeles
Albany
Kennedy
Eisenhower
Far East
Springlake Lions Install New Officers and Honor Members
Springlake Lions installed new officers at the Springlake Community Building with Jack Strong of Lubbock as installing officer. New officers include J. Coker president and James Sanderson first vice president. directors Ed Dawson, W. C. White, Kenneth Holloway, and Orian Parish. outgoing president Earl Parish received a past president ring.
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Springlake
Spinglake
Lions CIA
Jack Strong
Lubbock
Lions International
J. Coker
K. B. Parish
James Sanderson
Hilbert Wision
Ed Jones
Orville Cleavinger
Clifford Hopping
Earl Parish
W. B. Hucks
Ed Dawson
W. C. White
Kenneth Holloway
Orian Parish
Parish
Bill Mann
Crop Duster Serious From Mishap Injuries
A 44 year old Jackson Alabama man Benjamin Warren remains in serious condition at Methodist Hospital after a crop dusting plane he piloted crashed seven miles northwest of Morton Sunday morning. Witnesses reported the plane pulled up into wet lines as Warren, flying from a field, said he thought he was at the far end of the field. He was transferred from Cochran County Memorial Hospital for treatment.
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Jackson
Ala
Jaan
Benjamin Warren
Methodist Hospital
Morton
Warren
Cochran County Memorial Hospital
Shock Victim's Rites Scheduled At Lamesa
Funeral services will be conducted at 16 a.m. Saturday in the First Methodist Church for Mike Crawford 13 who was electrocuted at Floydada Wednesday Burial will be in Lamesa Memorial Park The Crawford family recently moved from Playtata to Texas two months ago.
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Lamesa
Mike Crawford
Floydada
Lamesa Memorial Park
sCrawford
Storm drenches South Plains as heat breaks finally
Heavy showers drenched southwestern sectors including Morton Whiteface Plains Abernathy Plainview Littlefield Levelland and other area points. Lubbock fell from 97 to 66 as storms cooled the region with inch-level downpours and lightning. Relief may be short lived with a 97 expected today after a 65 low.
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Morton
Whiteface
Plains
Abernathy
Plainview
Littlefield
Levelland
South Plains
Lockney
Hale Center
Lubbock
Jap Leftists Seek Ouster From Tokyo Government Crisis
Tokyo reports show Socialist and leftist allies plotting to oust conservatives over the new security treaty with the United States. They plan mass demonstrations and political maneuvers, with protests around the Diet and a looming bid to form a caretaker government as Kishi resigns. Trade Minister Ikeda is favored for top post amid the leadership scramble.
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Avalanche
Tokyo
Socialist Party
Japan
United States
Nobusuke Kishi
Hibiya Park
Michiko Kamba
Tokyo’ University Coed
Diet
Zengakuren
Kishi
Hayato Ikeda
China
Peiping
Bamboku Ono
Mitsujiro Ishii
Shigeru Yoshida
Births Listed for Local Residents in West Texas Area
Congratulations pour in for several families as newborns arrive across West Texas. Notables include a son 8 pounds 3 ounces born to Mr. and Mrs. William P. Linkenhager at West Texas Hospital and a daughter 5 pounds 1 ounce born to Mr. and Mrs. Ulysses Simmons at Lauf Clinic. Parents’ occupations span Texas Tech student, real estate, banking, painting, trucking, and food vending.
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William P. Linkenhager
1807
Ave. W
West Texas Hospital
Texas Tech
Eddie Sparkman
J. H. Lemley
E. 8Th St
Lakewood Pipe Co
Ulysses Simmons
Magnolia Ave
Lauf Clinic
Reese Air Force Base
BR. le Rieger
Edwin A. Simpson
Ave. S
Taylor Hospital
Melvin Keith
Methodist Hospital
Harrison Trucking Co
Vidal Rodriguez
Laut Oline
Coleman Anderson
1809
Ave. F
Labbock Cotton Oil Co
Hawaii Ratifies Vote For Capital Citizens
Hawaii became the first state to ratify the constitutional amendment granting DC residents the right to vote for president and vice president. The Hawaii Senate unanimously approved the ratifying resolution by voice vote with twenty four of twenty six senators present.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
District of Columbia
State Senate
House
Area water plan nears 25 cent maximum rate
Six South Plains towns pressed a unified push to cap water rates at 25 cents per thousand gallons across the CRMWA district. O'Donnell may veto any plan, while Amarillo and Lubbock push for compromises and a June 1 framework. Officials from Levelland Brownfield Lamesa Plainview Pampa and others attend the meeting seeking a final voters’ proposal.
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South Plains
Brownfield
Canadian River Municipal Water Authority
Slaton
Spencer Ellis
Levelland
Sam Richardson
CRMWA
Lamesa
E. D. Jae
E. R. Edwards
Tahoka
L. J.hash
O'Donnell
L. J. Hash
Water District
Amarillo
Plainview
Pampa
Lubbock
Brownfield City Council
C. T. Johnson
Forrest Weimhold
Casey
Coordinating Committee
Leveland
Kenneth Harper
Weimhold
City Mgr
EF. D. Jones
Lal Copeland
O. W. Schellinger
Charles King
Jack Mitchell
City Mer
C. A. Taylor
Lubbock Invited to Vote on New Northwest Texas Bishop
In Lubbock on Thursday considerable interest surrounded the selection of Dr. Eugene Slater of Amarillo as bishop and the balloting for three other bishops plus the formation of a new episcopal area including Northwest Texas Conference. The announcement defines the area stretching from the Panhandle to Brownsville and overlapping Southwest Texas and the Rio Grande conferences. Northwest Texas Conference now covers Abilene to Vernon and the South Plains. the Rio Grande Conference serves Spanish speaking communities. Delegates from Lubbock include Dr. Marvin L. Boyd and Dr. J. Chess Levern among others. The election of Dr. Slater was anticipated by many, given his prior leadership roles in Northwest Texas Conference and extensive service in Lubbock and surrounding towns. Further balloting will determine the remaining bishops and the final assignments at the San Antonio meeting.
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Lubbock
Eugene Slater
Amarillo
Northwest Texas
San Antonio
Panhandle
Brownsville
Southwest Texas
Rio Grande Conference
Abilene
Midland
Vernon
South Plains
San Anonio
Marvin L. J Boyd
Chess Levern
First Methodist Church
Cecil Mattthews
Wesley Foundation
Texas Tech
Calvin Froehner
Slater
Administrative Council of
National Conference of Christians and Jews
St. John’s Methodist Church
Northwest
Rochelle
Menard
Ozona
Woodlawn Methodist Church
Odor problem spurs city action in Lubbock
City officials heard complaints about odors from the sewage and feed-pen areas and outlined plans to finance expansion with bonds. Improvements at the sewage plant and restrictions on burning trash were discussed, along with bids for wells, street projects, and new police and maintenance equipment.
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Commission On
Department of Health
Casey
Durward Lewter
Lewter
Clark
Rodgers
Keeton
Slaton Highway
H. P. Cliffton
West Lubbock
19Th St
Toledo Avenue
19Th Street
J. C. Armstrong
Charles Nash
Glen Keyton
W. B. Mantooth Jr
R. H. Farr
James T. Hall
State Highway Department
Hemphill Contracting Co
Indian Hills
Briercroft
Cherry Point
Wilshire Park
Mackenzie Manor
Panhandle Coast. Co
Mamman Heights
Hodges & Tierney
Mackenzie Terrace
Attendant recounts brief station robbery by two youths
Sullivan testified a quick three minute robbery at a station occurred as two white youths entered after a sign blew down. One gunman ordered him to the corner while the other collected money and altered oil cans. The robber stripped a shirt for the gunman and left. A patrolman reported a Ford nearby but saw no one else.
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Sullivan
Jon
Pete Hubbard
Jerry Stevens
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Rent Paid For Guantanamo Bay Base
Washington sent a payment of 3386 dollars to Cuba for the annual rent of Guantanamo Bay Naval Base under the 1924 treaty. The lease covers 45 square miles of land and water with the gold standard equivalent cited as 2000 dollars originally agreed prior to the end of the gold standard.
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Havana
Washington
Cuba
Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
United States
United Mate
Episcopal conference in Texas and Louisiana creates new areas
Delegates approve two new Episcopal areas with headquarters in New Orleans and San Antonio. The Texas area spans from the Panhandle to Brownsville covering 131 000 square miles with 758 congregations and 236 052 lay members. Openings for new bishops follow retirements and a death. assignments to be announced Saturday after Episcopacy committee report.
Consolidated Western gets Convair launcher contract
United States Steel Consolidated Western Steel Division wins a contract from General Dynamics Convair to fabricate 27 Atlas Intercontinental ballistic missile launchers. All units will be built at the Maywood California plant.
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UPI
Consolidated Western Steel Division
United States Steel
Convair
General Dynamics
Consolidated Western
Maywood
Calif
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Breedlove
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Ray Ramsey
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W. L. Williams
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I.E. Banks
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Gabriel Martin
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